OpenAI Rolls Out Redesigned Scheduled Tasks Hub in ChatGPT
On June 17, 2026, OpenAI began rolling out a new Scheduled tasks experience in ChatGPT, with a dedicated sidebar Scheduled page to view, pause, resume, edit, and delete automated jobs. Users can ask ChatGPT to send reminders, handle recurring work, or monitor for changes, with scheduling for specific times or broader windows (morning/afternoon/evening). The update targets Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, with tier-based active-task limits.
TLDR
ChatGPT gained a first-class Scheduled tasks hub on June 17, 2026. OpenAI’s release notes describe a new Scheduled page in the sidebar for managing automated jobs—reminders, recurring work, and monitoring—with faster, more reliable execution and clearer controls. The experience rolls out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise (some coverage also notes Go), advancing ChatGPT from pure chat toward lightweight, supervised automation.
What’s new
Per OpenAI ChatGPT release notes and same-day product coverage (9to5Mac, Engadget):
- Scheduled page: Sidebar destination to see active tasks, next run times, and pause/resume/edit/delete.
- Use cases: Reminders, recurring work, and monitoring (notify when something meaningful changes).
- Timing: Schedule for specific times or windows (e.g., morning, afternoon, evening).
- Reliability: OpenAI says tasks are faster and more reliable than prior scheduled-task experiments.
- Availability: Rolling out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise on web and mobile; active task limits vary by tier.
- Related: Some coverage notes Pulse asynchronous research features being retired or superseded on a multi-week timeline as scheduled tasks take center stage.
Why this story matters
Scheduled tasks are how consumer chatbots become always-on helpers without full agent sprawl. A dedicated management surface makes recurring automation legible and revocable—critical for trust as ChatGPT memory (Dreaming), apps, and enterprise connectors expand. For competitors, it raises the bar for “personal OS” features inside the chat client.
Sources
- OpenAI Help Center: ChatGPT Release Notes — “Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT” (June 17, 2026).
- 9to5Mac and Engadget product coverage of the Scheduled page rollout (June 17, 2026).
- ChatGPT app announcements describing the new scheduled-tasks experience (June 17, 2026).
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ChatGPT sidebar showing a Scheduled tasks page with reminders and recurring job cards.
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OpenAI, ChatGPT, Scheduled Tasks, Automation, Products